Monday, April 7, 2014

BLAST FROM THE PAST

I have one down and one to go. I finished the Vortex quilt and named it Blast from the Past as it is a take off of the VORTEX QUILT 1890-1910 which is full size and perfect considering when it was made. When I started I had no idea how to do it, and how many wedges, what size etc. So I bought a Creative Grids wedge ruler, which might be good for a full size quilt, but made wedges that were too wide for a miniature and made the resulting quilt bigger than I wanted. Mine finished at 17x17"

I made 1 full vortex and 3 partial until I got exactly what I needed. That meant digging out a protractor and graph paper and figuring it out. I didn't know how many I needed, so I just kept cutting and sewing them together until I had enough to make the circle meet. Actually it is probably a miracle that it even fit together AND lays flat.
Yes, it isn't perfect, and there are some things that I would change, but I don't plan on ever making another one.. so who cares? It was fun, it's done, and I like it.

Hi Mary, this red and white quilt has never been in a juried show. It actually isn't good enough to put in one. Not perfect enough. You may be thinking of this quilt http://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/infinite-variety-three-centuries-of-red-and-white-quilts/ It is large and vintage made by an unknown quilter. I loved it so much I figured out how to make it in miniature